Here’s How to Exploit Starfield’s Horizontal Boosting Hidden Mechanic

Published 09/14/2023, 7:00 AM EDT

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A week after Starfield‘s launch, fans are still trying to get a hold of the game’s hidden features. From five free ships to romancing Constellation chief, Sarah Morgan, Starfield is like a never-ending mystery. In fact, gamers hailed widespread praise on Bethesda for offering one-of-a-kind freedom for players to explore this RPG.

Now using this freedom, one fan discovered an exclusive feature of boost packs in the game. Starfield’s boost packs are machines for directional movements but vertically. Now with this new secret, using boost packs has become a lot more fun than before. 

The new boosting mechanism in Starfield

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Just when everybody thought that the craze about Bethesda’s Xbox exclusive would be over, Starfield fans unveiled an exciting hidden mechanic in the game. Recently, one Starfield fan revealed to his followers that this game offers horizontal boosting. Now that it is a hidden feature, players need to activate it through settings. Going further into the details, this fan shared the guide. 

He recommended his followers go to the Bindings option and add LALT as the second input with the Space button as the primary. After this, players can horizontally move using their boost packs. All gamers need to do to traverse rapidly is press their alternative key twice allotted for the jump. Using this hidden, mechanic, players can travel the universe and explore planets with ease.

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While revealing this hidden Starfield tip, this player recommended that it should be paired with a skip jetpack for best results. Starfield players can aspire to become as fast as the Flash as one Starfield fan had their backs covered. His new mod will likely increase the horizontal travel speed with Starfield’s jet packs. 

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Experience faster travel in horizontal boosting 

Now that players know how to boost horizontally in Starfield, they can’t wait to take their space exploration to the next level. However, if they want to make it unimaginably faster, then they should look for an exclusive mod, Horizontal Boost Tweak on a website. Installing this mod will make Starfield’s directional traveling with Jet packs almost 3x to 10x faster than before.

Fans need to locate the main folder, which contains the file Starfield.exe and extract the mod’s zip file contents. After that, they need to save it and open their console. In console, they need to type bat HBT to activate the mod and save the settings. Despite speeding up players, this mod can disable game achievements. Therefore, if players no longer want to use it, they can simply type bat HBTReset to go back to the old gameplay settings. 

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Bethesda’s most awaited Xbox exclusive Starfield released on both PC and Xbox Game Pass. To experience this exclusive space-themed RPG, get your copy now. Nevertheless, what did you make of the helpful hidden mechanic unveiled recently? Let us know in the comments section below. 

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